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Do Not Envy Evil Men
Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
nor desire to be with them,
For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
and their lips talk of trouble.
Through wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
And by understanding it is established;
By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
and by understanding it is established;
By knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
With all precious and pleasant riches.
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
with all precious and pleasant riches.
A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
will be called a schemer.
The devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
If you faint in the day of adversity,
Your strength is small.
Your strength is small.
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
your strength is small.
Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man according to his work?
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man according to his work?
My son, eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
My son, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
Do not plunder his resting place;
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
do no violence to his home;
For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
and turn away his anger from him.
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
Nor be envious of the wicked;
Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked,
and be not envious of the wicked,
For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
for the evil man has no future;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those given to change;
Do not associate with those given to change;
My son, fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
More Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise.
Partiality in judging is not good.
These also are sayings of the wise.
Partiality in judging is not good.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
And a good blessing will come upon them.
but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
and a good blessing will come upon them.
Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
and do not deceive with your lips.
Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
I will render to the man according to his work.”
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
I looked on it and received instruction:
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
I looked and received instruction.
A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
A little folding of the hands to rest;
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
a little folding of the hands to rest,